Miller dodges question about Palin

Joe Miller refused to answer on Sunday whether Sarah Palin is qualified to be president, saying he’s concentrating on running for the Senate.

The Alaska Republican who shocked the establishment by beating Sen. Lisa Murkowski in this summers's primary vowed not to get “distracted by questions about other candidates.”

“You know, I’m running a U.S. Senate race right now in the state of Alaska, that’s what I’m focused on,” Miller said during a sometimes sleepy appearance on “Fox News Sunday.”

“I’ve been asked about various candidates throughout the country during this race, that’s not my role to comment on those candidacies," Miller said. " My role is to drive forward this campaign, to rescue this state from the grip of the federal government that is causing our children not to have opportunity.”

Palin's endorsement was key in Miller's victory over the eight-year Senate incumbent.

Miller also doubled-down on his comments that federal unemployment insurance is unconstitutional, saying that it's the state's responsibility.